Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 81 to 90 of 1948.

• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: obsessed with putting a lot of emphasis on the top echelons of most of the professions to an extent that you want to train and put a lot of emphasis on engineers without paying attention to the technicians that do the nuts and bolts of work that really keep the wheel of our economy running. You want to focus a lot of attention on doctors and forget that a considerable percentage, if not the greater percentage of medical services across this country, rest in the hands of clinicians. Therefore, to have a law which specifically seeks to streamline and harmonise ... view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: trends. As my brother Kibunguchy says, 20 or 30 years ago, HIV/AIDS was not a major challenge. It is now a key challenge. New and more complicated health challenges continue to emerge every so often. So, you want to ensure that training of medical officers is in tandem or is in sync with these new developments. Registration and licensing is a key area. There are way too many quacks masquerading as clinicians and doctors in this country. We have had a fair share of incidences where lives have been put at risk. A case has been mentioned by a Member ... view
• 9 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Which one, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker? view
• 9 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you know I just walked into the Chamber and took my space on the queue. So, I will catch my breath for a moment. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 7 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is a good Bill. It is a progressive Bill. It is a Bill that advances both the letter and spirit of the Constitution specifically Article 29 of the Constitution that protects the person from torture. Article 29(c) is very clear. For persons who are detained, the Constitution is very clear that such people shall not be subjected to any form of violence from either public or private sources. They should not be The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained ... view
• 7 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: subjected to torture in any manner whether physical or psychological, corporal punishment, treated or punished in a cruel, inhuman or degrading manner. That is the Constitution under Article 29. We know that the Bill of Rights contains provisions that are non-derogable meaning that you cannot deviate from those provisions. Even in instances where the Constitution permits a level of limitation because it acknowledges that some of these provisions in the Bill of Rights could be limited, the Constitution is very clear. It is very unambiguous in terms of setting the limits as to how exactly a right may be limited ... view
• 7 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: We must enforce the Constitution and the best way to enforce it is through Bills such as these that amplify and advance both the letter and the spirit of the Constitution. I hold this Bill as a symbol in honour of those who have suffered brutality and torture to see Kenya through to where it is today. Those who have the privilege of enjoying the constitutional expanded space for civil liberties under our Constitution can only jealously protect this kind of system. Any Government worth its salt and any Parliament worth the name would jealously want to protect the gains ... view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, anyone asking me --- view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, anytime anyone asks me an achievement that I am most proud of for the nine years that I have been in this House, I have no hesitation other than to state the great work we have done in Budalang'i to control floods and develop infrastructure. I have no doubt saying that having co-chaired the Committee that shepherded this country to a new constitutional dispensation, that ranks as my proudest contribution as a Member of this House. The jewel in the crown of this new constitutional dispensation is devolution without any doubt. If there is anybody out ... view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: opportunity to allocate resources to keep oiling this machine - this wheel of devolution - we must never hesitate to make it easier, better, bigger and more effective. Even as we give more resources to devolution, we must not shy away from discussing, considering and seeking ways of solving and addressing the challenges that face devolution. For instance, the devolution of health care services has been beset by myriads of challenges. Today, without a doubt, health care is not health care as it was when it was under the national Government. Whereas we cannot reverse such a service back to ... view